FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS, 1873-75. 727 



December 20, 1872. — Mr. Poland offered a resolution to 

 have 20,000 extra copies of the report for 1871 printed. 



January 31, 1873. — Senate resolution that 20,000 copies 

 of the report of the Smithsonian Institution for 1871 be 

 printed ; agreed to. ^ 



February 21, 1873. — Mr. Poland offered a resolution to 

 have 20,000 extra copies printed of the report of the Smith- 

 sonian Institution for 1872. 



March 3, 1873. — Mr. Price, from the Committee on Print- 

 ing, reported concurrence in the resolution of the Senate 

 to print 12,500 extra copies of the report of the Smithso- 

 nian Institution for 1872 ; which was agreed to. 



FOKTY-THIRD CONGRESS. 



Senate, January 5, 1874. 



Mr. Stevenson introduced a resolution providing that the 

 vacancies in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian In- 

 stitution of the class other than members of Congress be 

 filled by the appointment of Asa Gray, J. D. Dana, A. T. 

 Stewart, and that John Maclean and Peter Parker be reap- 

 pointed. 



Mr. Stevenson. The appointments have been agreed 

 upon by the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion and they are to supply all vacancies in that board. 



The President 'pro tempore. Is there objection to the 

 present consideration of the joint resolution ? 



Mr. Sumner. I ask if that is the report of a committee, 

 or a simple resolution ? 



The President pro tempore. It is a joint resolution intro- 

 duced by the Senator from Kentucky. 



Mr. Sumner. I suggest that it should be considered by 

 a committee. I honor all the gentlemen named in the res- 

 olution ; still I think it has been customary to consider such 

 resolutions in committee. 



Mr. Stevenson. I have no objection to its reference to 

 a committee. 



Mr. Sherman. I think the resolution ought to be re- 

 ferred to the Committee on the Library, which has general 

 charge of the Smithsonian Institution. 



The President pro tempore. Does the Senator make that 

 motion ? 



Mr. Sherman. Yes, sir. 



The motion was asrrced to. 



